Weatherman opens up about having panic attack live on air

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Australian weather presenter Nate Byrne, who had to halt a broadcast after suffering a panic attack live on air, has described what happened. “Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by panic attacks and actually that is happening right now,” he said, requesting co-host Lisa Millar to continue the broadcast. “And the only thing I could think to fill with was, ‘Hey, I’m having a panic attack.’” Millar took over from Byrne and brought up an article he had written in 2022 about his first panic attack and how it changed his views on mental health.